Re: [PHP] RESOLVED, sort of -- Re: [PHP] where is my session data on my new server?
Curt, et al --
...and then Curt Zirzow said...
%
% * Thus wrote David T-G ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
% Hi, all --
%
% It appears that the change from 4.2.3 to 4.3.4rc1 was not something that
% got broken but instead something that got fixed. Oh, yay. But what do I
% do now? Hmmm...
%
% I'm catching up in emails a little late but using $_SESSION[]
% access would resovle this issue.
Gotcha. Thanks!
%
...
% session_name('name') ;
% session_start ;
%
% hmm... doesn't session_start requrire the ()? ie :
%
% session_start();
It seems that it does. Oddly enough, everything always worked just fine.
Perhaps it was because the next line was a session_register which implied
a session_start() for me :-)
%
% Curt
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Re: [PHP] RESOLVED, sort of -- Re: [PHP] where is my session data on my new server?
* Thus wrote David T-G ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
Hi, all --
It appears that the change from 4.2.3 to 4.3.4rc1 was not something that
got broken but instead something that got fixed. Oh, yay. But what do I
do now? Hmmm...
I'm catching up in emails a little late but using $_SESSION[]
access would resovle this issue.
The code
?php
session_name('name') ;
session_start ;
hmm... doesn't session_start requrire the ()? ie :
session_start();
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[PHP] RESOLVED, sort of -- Re: [PHP] where is my session data on my new server?
Hi, all --
It appears that the change from 4.2.3 to 4.3.4rc1 was not something that
got broken but instead something that got fixed. Oh, yay. But what do I
do now? Hmmm...
The code
?php
session_name('name') ;
session_start ;
session_register('pw') ;
$pwc = realpass ;
if ( $pw != $pwc )
{
if ( $pw != )
{
print Invalid password!br\n ;
session_unregister('pw') ;
}
print form method='post'\n ;
print Password:brinput teyp='password' name='pw'br\n ;
print input type='submit' value='ENTER'\n/form\n ;
session_write_close() ;
exit ;
}
// protected page body here
?
used to work but now does not, apparently because now one cannot register
a session variable unless a regular var of the same name has already been
defined. That is,
?php
if ( $_GET['stop'] )
{
session_start() ;
print pw is .$pw.\n ;
exit ;
}
$pw = pass ;
session_register('pw') ;
header(Location: ?stop=1) ;
?
*does* work. Of course, I have to turn my code inside out or worse to do
this (I don't really know where I'm going to go, either; that code is a
direct copy of an example shown to me, so I don't yet see how to turn my
code inside out to match it).
I still don't know what the bug was or how it was fixed or if I can
return to the old behavior (which certainly would put me back in business
quickly and let me fix all of my code on a reasonable schedule), but at
least I think I have it pinned down to 1) not a mis-setting in php.ini
and 2) probably not something I can fix quickly.
If, based on this, anyone has any more info or pointers, I sure would
love them :-)
Thanks HAND
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RE: [PHP] where is my session data on my new server?
On 14 October 2003 14:45, David T-G wrote: Mike, et al -- ...and then Ford, Mike [LSS] said... % % On 14 October 2003 11:26, David T-G wrote: % % I ran a phpinfo() comparison and didn't see anything markedly % different (except for how the output is formatted, which made things % delightfully more challenging), but I also don't know for what I'm % looking. I also don't know what other information I should provide, % but I'm % hesitant to % bomb the list with two phpinfo() outputs :-) [Dude, what did you do to my paragraph formatting?!?] Not me, boss -- it's this crappy M$ Outlook thingie they force me to use at work... ;-Z % Well, rather than post two complete phpinfos, can you hone it down to just those entries which *are* different. I'd OLD: session.use_trans_sid 1 1 NEW: session.use_trans_sid Off Off Oh-ho!! I'd seriously suspect this might have something to do with it. Set this back to On on the new server and see what transpires. % It might also help to post a (short!) fragment of the relevant code. [...] session_save ; # save for later Actually this looks a bit suspicious too -- I'm not 100% sure that session_save is actually going to be called without parentheses () after it; that would certainly be the case in most of the languages I'm used to, but I could be wrong for PHP. You should also probably include a session_write_close() to make sure you completely close out the session. - includestuff.inc: session_start ; # kick things off And I'd have the same doubts about this. Even stylistically I would prefer to see (), just as a visual confirmation that this is intended as a function call. Cheers! Mike - Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] where is my session data on my new server?
Mike --
...and then Ford, Mike [LSS] said...
%
% On 14 October 2003 14:45, David T-G wrote:
%
% ...and then Ford, Mike [LSS] said...
% %
% % On 14 October 2003 11:26, David T-G wrote:
% %
% % I ran a phpinfo() comparison and didn't see anything markedly
...
% should provide,
% % but I'm
% % hesitant to
% % bomb the list with two phpinfo() outputs :-)
%
% [Dude, what did you do to my paragraph formatting?!?]
%
% Not me, boss -- it's this crappy M$ Outlook thingie they force me to use at work...
;-Z
Bleah -- sucks to work there, man! But thanks for the help.
%
% % Well, rather than post two complete phpinfos, can you hone
% it down to just those entries which *are* different. I'd
%
% OLD:
% session.use_trans_sid
%
% 1 1
% NEW:
%
% session.use_trans_sid Off Off
%
% Oh-ho!! I'd seriously suspect this might have something to do with it. Set this
back to On on the new server and see what transpires.
Funny you should mention that... I took a look at this today and it had
magically been turned back on! Didn't matter, though -- and httpd was
restarted at least some hours after the ini file was modified, so it
should have picked up the change (and I checked phpinfo via httpd and it
shows on).
This is what lets me have sessions even without cookies, right? Yes,
this is a Good Thing(tm).
%
% % It might also help to post a (short!) fragment of the relevant code.
%
% [...]
%
%session_save ;# save for later
%
% Actually this looks a bit suspicious too -- I'm not 100% sure that session_save is
actually going to be called without parentheses () after it; that would certainly be
the case in most of the languages I'm used to, but I could be wrong for PHP. You
should also probably include a session_write_close() to make sure you completely close
out the session.
I fixed this and session_start but to no avail.
The demo code that our ISP (who built and manages the system) used to
prove that sessions were working is
?php
session_start() ;
$_SESSION[count]++ ;
print $_SESSION[count] ;
?
and, sure enough, the count goes up as you reload the page. Yay -- sort of.
So I stepped back and made *myself* a small page. It's
session_name('goof') ;
session_start ;
session_register('g') ;
$passwordcom = G ;
print _POST ISbrpre. ; print_r($_POST) ; print ./prebr\n; ###
print _SESSION ISbrpre. ; print_r($_SESSION) ; print ./prebr\n; ###
print _SESSION[g] IS .$_SESSION[g].br\n; ###
print g IS .$g. AND passwordcom IS .$passwordcom.br\n;###
if ( $_SESSION[g] != $passwordcom ) # no password (yet)?
{
if ( $_SESSION[g] != ) # is this a second try?
{
print Invalid Password. Authorized access only.brnbspbr\n ;
# session_unregister('g') ;
}
echo form method='post';
print Password:br input type='password' name='g';
print brbrbrcenterinput type='submit' value=' ENTER '\n ;
print /form\n;
session_write_close() ;
exit ; # nothing else to do
}
to mirror fairly closely the real page (in fact it's mostly taken from
the real page).
Something I realized as I was working on this is that we only ever refer
to the passed variable as $g (actually $pw). That smacks awfully of a
globals setting; $pw is set from $_SESSION[pw] when present. But all of
my global settings look the same.
The two results of this code are at
http://www.locations.org/sessions/testme.php
http://test.locations.org/sessions/testme.php
and are slightly different. I'm still not sure what to make of it
all and I definitely don't know where to go next :-(
TIA HAND
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Re: [PHP] where is my session data on my new server?
Hi again, all -- ...and then David T-G said... % ... % % On the first server when you enter the password and hit the button the % page comes back up with $pw set and in you go. On the second server $pw % is always empty and we are endlessly prompted. ... % % Do you have any pointers to what I hope is a very simple fix? It got surprisingly quiet. Are there no more clues out there? Even a where-to-look? Has this never happenned to anyone else? TIA again HAND :-D -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health http://justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
RE: [PHP] where is my session data on my new server?
On 14 October 2003 11:26, David T-G wrote: On the first server when you enter the password and hit the button the page comes back up with $pw set and in you go. On the second server $pw is always empty and we are endlessly prompted. I ran a phpinfo() comparison and didn't see anything markedly different (except for how the output is formatted, which made things delightfully more challenging), but I also don't know for what I'm looking. I also don't know what other information I should provide, but I'm hesitant to bomb the list with two phpinfo() outputs :-) Well, rather than post two complete phpinfos, can you hone it down to just those entries which *are* different. I'd particularly be looking at all the session.* entries (obviously!), as well as register_globals, and possibly variables_order. It might also help to post a (short!) fragment of the relevant code. Cheers! Mike - Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] where is my session data on my new server?
You can bypass any configuration using:
session_save_path ('path/to/session_folder');
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Re: [PHP] where is my session data on my new server?
Mike, et al -- ...and then Ford, Mike [LSS] said... % % On 14 October 2003 11:26, David T-G wrote: % % I ran a phpinfo() comparison and didn't see anything markedly % different (except for how the output is formatted, which made things % delightfully more challenging), but I also don't know for what I'm % looking. I also don't know what other information I should provide, % but I'm % hesitant to % bomb the list with two phpinfo() outputs :-) [Dude, what did you do to my paragraph formatting?!?] % % Well, rather than post two complete phpinfos, can you hone it down to just those entries which *are* different. I'd particularly be looking at all the session.* entries (obviously!), as well as register_globals, and possibly variables_order. With a lot of work... diff(1) can't handle completely jumbled inputs :-/ Here, I'll just paste some sections. OLD: Configuration PHP Core Directive Local Value Master Value register_globals On On variables_order EGPCS EGPCS session Session Support enabled DirectiveLocal Value Master Value session.auto_start Off Off session.cache_expire 180 180 session.cache_limiter nocache nocache session.cookie_domain no value no value session.cookie_lifetime 0 0 session.cookie_path / / session.cookie_secure Off Off session.entropy_file no value no value session.entropy_length 0 0 session.gc_maxlifetime 1440 1440 session.gc_probability 1 1 session.name PHPSESSID PHPSESSID session.referer_check no value no value session.save_handler files files session.save_path /tmp /tmp session.serialize_handler php php session.use_cookies OnOn session.use_trans_sid 1 1 NEW: Configuration
Re: [PHP] where is my session data on my new server?
zerof --
...and then zerof said...
%
% You can bypass any configuration using:
% session_save_path ('path/to/session_folder');
Well, it's the same on both servers, and /tmp is writable (there are
session files in there, even), so that doesn't seem to be it. Thanks,
though.
% --
% zerof
% -
HAND
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